border wall fence
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read) For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]
Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
* By Jane C. Timm, NBC News (7.5 minute read) More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature […]
Border Wall Could Leave Some Americans on ‘Mexican Side’
*Why you should read this: Because people who don’t live near the border between the U.S. and Mexico typically misunderstand it. Becasue a majority of U.S. Latinos live along or […]
Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?
$20 million. That’s enough to cover the cost of seven miles of wall. By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica (3.5 minute read) During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall […]
Designs for Trump’s border wall are here. They fall into 4 categories.
*Why you should read this: Because despite the seriousness of the U.S.-Mexico wall, there were some laughable concepts submitted this week for the federal government’s consideration. Because some of the […]
The Sadness of The Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because these words and pictures are so truthful that they’re a good reason to invest your time on them. Because we need more stories that […]
Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because while our short attention span is distracted by Tweets and such, Trump’s border wall is moving forward. Because some of the family landowners along […]
Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]
El Paso Firm Interested in Bidding for the Border Wall Insists It’s Not a Political Choice
*Why you should read this: Because the seeming contradiction of U.S. Latino businesses being open to participating in the construction of the border wall is an illustration of the layered […]
Trump administration considering separating women, children at U.S.-Mexico border
*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s immigration policy changes daily and we need to keep up on the changes. Because separating children from their mothers to “serve as a […]